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Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Urges Governors to Join National Initiative to Make Streets Safer, More Efficient (HTML, 508)
SummaryOn July 1, 2025, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy launched a nationwide roadway safety initiative to prioritize investments...
USDOT published the Improving Road Safety for All Users on Federal-Aid Projects Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register (88 FR 7510) to better understand how transportation agencies, stakeholders, and advocates alike could better work together to improve road safety for all users...
The systemic approach is particularly apt for specific crash types that occur less regularly or in areas where crashes are more widespread, as opposed to clustered. The systemic approach uses site characteristics to evaluate risk despite limited crash numbers. This is especially applicable for Kentucky’s Local Road Safety Plan (LRSP) program due to the lack of sites with a history of severe crashes. As one example, Boone County’s LRSP sought to reduce deaths and serious injuries within the county by recognizing and prioritizing roadway safety improvements through the systemic approach.
In the past, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) used a more traditional approach to transportation safety – placing responsibility for traffic safety on individuals and focusing on improving human behavior, controlling speeding through education and enforcement, and reacting based on crash history. However, like most States, fatal and serious injury crashes weren’t coming down fast enough. So, when it was time to update their Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), MDOT pushed for the inclusion of the Safe System Approach (SSA).
The Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act (IIJA) (Pub. L. No. 117-58, also known as the “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” (BIL)) introduced several new aspects to the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), both in new initiatives and adjusting existing programs. Guidance for the updated HSIP...